The daily routine of the ancient imperial examination

The two brothers, Ding and Ding, were also a little confused. He didn't expect the situation to develop like this. He didn't want to comfort him for a while, and he didn't want to leave. He could only stand there stupidly.

Mrs. Zhang was helped to sit on the chair next to her, and the arms hanging on her sides trembled slightly.

"Okay, Xiulan, mother is fine, you go to the town and find Dalang first."

Xiulan's sister-in-law responded, and glanced at the two brothers Ding and Ding next to her, and said politely: "My mother is not in good health, I'm afraid she won't be able to entertain the two distinguished guests well, and I hope the two heroes will take care of you if you neglect her."

Ding Da nodded in a daze, and finally saw that sister-in-law Xiulan was about to go out, so he hurried forward to stop her, "Wait first, wait first!"

Xiulan's sister-in-law was stopped, and she looked at Ding Da puzzled, "Is there anything else?"

Ding Da scratched his hair in embarrassment, "Well, tell me where you are? Let us brothers run this trip for you."

"Will this be bad?"

After hearing this, her heart skipped a beat. Looking at the mother-in-law and father-in-law in the yard, she was worried about letting them stay at home like this, but she was still a little bit sorry to have to trouble someone else to run this trip for her.

"It's okay, it's okay, you're welcome, we brothers are also responsible for this matter, you just need to say the location and the name of the person." Ding Da persuaded.

After hesitating again and again, sister-in-law Xiulan was still worried that Mrs. Zhang would gain the upper hand, she told the place where Lu Xiuwu worked, and watched them go away.

During this period, she wanted to send the gifts back to the ox cart many times, but the other party refused to accept them. In desperation, she had to temporarily put the things in the courtyard.

On the way Ding Da drove away in the ox cart, Ding Eryi complained, "Brother, you said you did it! Why don't you have a doorman? Why are you talking about everything?"

"Do I want to become like this?!" Ding Da felt that he was very unlucky now, "Where did I expect this Lu Xiucai to sneak to the border!"

Ding Er was speechless when he heard it, "Who told you to talk so much! You can just say a few words, Daoming's intentions are fine, and you have to do those messy things. Come on, are you in trouble now?"

"You don't understand," Ding Da shook his head, and put on a very sophisticated pose, "These people are all sophisticated, my second son, you should learn more if you have nothing to do!"

"Why do I not believe it so much!" Ding Er looked at the back of his elder brother's head, his eyes were full of doubts, and he always felt that the other party caused trouble and made up a temporary excuse.

"Don't believe me, my brother will give you an example. It's like when you praise someone, it's more effective to praise someone behind the scenes than in front of you! It's true that it makes people happy, but some people just don't like to be praised in person. , Just like in our business field, most of them are superficially exaggerated, but behind the scenes, the scolding is as ugly as it is."

"The more you boast about this kind of thing, the more wary the other party may be! But it's different to say good things behind your back. As the saying goes, there is no impenetrable wall. As long as you say something, it will be heard by the person concerned sooner or later. When the other party knows it, they must have a good impression of you, because everyone subconsciously thinks that if you speak behind someone's back, what you say must be sincere!"

The other party listened thoughtfully, "So you came to Lu Xiucai's house and praised him to his parents?"

Ding paused loudly, "Uh, that's right... We just need to praise Lu Xiucai in front of his parents, and when he comes home, they will definitely mention these things, and leave a note at that time." It’s a good impression, then we can do it beautifully.”

"But I've calculated everything, and I still missed it and didn't tell the family. Fortunately, I went up and said good things. Hey, it's all right now, and I directly made a big mess!"

Ding Da said with a face full of tears, "Now when Lu Xiucai comes back, he will definitely have a bad impression of us brothers."

Ding Er turned around after hearing this, and poked his elder brother, "Don't be so negative, elder brother, look at you, why are you not as calm as me."

"Second brother, you don't know how terrible death is. Those Tian brothers live a life that is worse than death every day. How can I not thank them for that?"

Thinking of the situation at that time, Ding Da couldn't help but sigh.

Hearing this, Ding Er seemed to have thought of something, and sat up straight on the bull cart, "This Lu Xiu is a good person! I just realized that he could sneak away with his family behind his back in such a situation at the border. Help, it's amazing!"

Ding Da couldn't help turning his head and gave him a sideways glance, "You just realized it now!"

The other party sighed, "I really envy their parents for having such a powerful son."

His elder brother couldn't help but smiled, "Your son is also very good! Wait for us two brothers to earn a good income for two years, and ask Ding Pang and Yu'er to teach him a good teacher. When the time comes, our children It's not necessarily worse than other people's!"

The two brothers talked and laughed, and returned to the town after noon, and found someone at the location given by Aunt Xiulan.

When they went, Lu Xiuwu was repairing the roof of someone's house, Ding Da was afraid that someone would fall if he made a rash noise, so they waited until the other party got off the roof before they walked over and explained their purpose.

When Lu Xiuwu heard the ins and outs, he was startled and frightened for a while, he hurried home without even paying the wages for the day, Ding Da drove the ox cart behind and didn't catch up with Lu Xiuwu.

Wait until you get home.

Mrs. Zhang saw her eldest son coming back, as if she had a backbone again, she stood up quickly, "Da Lang!"

Lu Xiuwu supported Mrs. Zhang, "Mother, please sit down first, I have already heard about the matter from those two people."

Mrs. Zhang stroked Da Lang's strong and strong arm, and couldn't help but think of Lu Xiuyuan, and her heart felt like a knife was twisting for a while.

"Erlang had a serious illness once in late autumn. His body is so weak, how can he stand the cold frontier!"

Lu Xiuwu pursed his lips, patted Zhang's shoulder lightly, and comforted him: "Mother, don't worry too much, Erlang will be fine."

"Is everything okay there? The two messengers also said that he was sick. They didn't know if it was caused by the cold or because he was infected by others. They didn't make it clear. They almost scared my mother to death!"

After speaking, Mrs. Zhang felt even more uncomfortable, tears almost fell down.

Lu Dafu, who was sitting next to him, saw the situation in front of him, and felt a little uncomfortable, "Damn it, it's useless to worry about it now, let's let Dalang go to the town to inquire about the news before we talk about it."

Mrs. Zhang became angry when she heard this, "Just asking for news, who do you ask? The two people who are the only ones in the town who have seen Erlang can't explain anything clearly."

"When they left the border, Erlang just fell ill. Counting the days, it has been so long, what should be the result, what is the result, there is no use in worrying?" Lu Dafu analyzed to her from the side .

"I'm just worried? Even if half a month has passed, as long as I can't be sure that Erlang is safe, I can't let go of my worries!"

Seeing that the other party was furious, Lu Dafu quickly persuaded him, "Okay, okay, I won't talk anymore, you calm down, this anger will hurt your body, it's not good for your health."

Mrs. Zhang snorted and ignored him.

At this time, there was the sound of wheels rolling at the door, and after a while, Ding Da and Ding Er returned to the yard.

Mrs. Zhang saw them going back and forth, glanced at the gifts on the ground, and asked puzzledly, "Did something fall?"

Ding Da quickly waved his hands, "No, no, we are here to see if there is anything we can do to help?"

Zhang's heart is in a mess right now, and he doesn't bother to say anything to the other party.

Next to her, Lu Xiuwu patted her on the shoulder reassuringly, "Mother, don't worry, I will pack up my things tonight, and I will go to the border early in the morning to inquire about Erlang's news."

Hearing this, Mrs. Zhang struggled for a moment, and tightly grasped Lu Xiuwu's arm with her right hand.

"No! The road over the border is far and remote. It's not safe for you to go alone. Tomorrow, you go to the town to inquire. When will there be a caravan passing by, you will go with them again."

"But this is a waste of time?" Lu Xiuwu was a little anxious.

"It's useless to be anxious. Just like your father said, it's been half a month, and it's not two days away. Listen to your mother, in places like the border, don't go alone with the caravan."

Zhang's right hand was almost bleeding out from her pinch, although she was very anxious, but her palms and backs were full of flesh, no matter how much she worried about Erlang, she couldn't risk Dalang's life.

Seeing this, Lu Xiuwu could only nod his head to appease Mrs. Zhang, and he planned to leave secretly tomorrow.

On the other hand, Ding Da, his eyes lit up when he heard Mrs. Zhang say that he wanted to find a caravan, and he said tentatively.

"Our two brothers are receiving the goods now, and we will go to the border with the caravan in a few days after receiving them. If you don't mind, can your son go with us?"

"It's such a coincidence? When are you going to leave at the earliest?" Mrs. Zhang inquired.

Ding Da broke his fingers and calculated, "Well, probably the day after tomorrow at the earliest!"

Lu Xiuwu heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this, and he could accept it the day after tomorrow. After all, it was better to go with the business convoy than to go alone.

When Mrs. Zhang saw that the other party had done their family another big favor, she tried her best to adjust her mood and stood up.

"This time, thanks to the two of you who sent us a letter, we only found out about Erlang. The day after tomorrow, I will trouble you to take Dalang with you on a trip. If you don't mind, I will cook two potlucks later in the evening. You have had wine. Let's go."

"How embarrassing is this!" The two brothers refused together, "Sister-in-law, you don't have to be so polite, our lives were saved by your son, if you have anything to do in the future, just come to the town to find us!"

"Okay, okay, my sister-in-law will cook two dishes for you, and let Dalang have a drink with you at night." Mrs. Zhang smiled, and turned to go to the kitchen to cook.

Next to him, Lu Xiuwu quickly grabbed the other's arm, "Mum, it's been a hard day, let's go back to the room and rest, I'll call Xiulan to do it later."

"Da Lang, you really don't feel sorry for your wife." Mrs. Zhang couldn't help poking Lu Xiuwu's shoulder, "Xiu Lan hasn't been in a good mood these two days, let her have a good rest, it's okay to be a rice girl of."

Ding Da Ding Er saw the situation, and if he stayed any longer, he would be left without a meal, so he quickly rubbed the soles of his feet with oil and prepared to run away.

"Sister-in-law, brother, I suddenly remembered that there are still some things at home. Let's not eat the meal for now. You can just ask Dalang to wait under the plaque in Ping'an Town the day after tomorrow."

After finishing speaking, the two left quickly.

"Hey, hey? Why did you leave without having a meal?"

Mrs. Zhang chased to the gate, only to see that the two brothers led the old scalper and ran fast until they disappeared from sight without looking back.